CDN update

two articles from Telecom Rumblings, both worth a look:

>>Which IP Network Will Enter the CDN Biz Next?

So far, there are four IP network providers which have entered the CDN business. AT&T has its own offering whose effect remains hard to gauge. Level 3 bought Savvis’s CDN assets and has made lot of noise lately. Internap bought VitalStream and Reliance Globalcom partnered with them. Yesterday, Tata unveiled its new CDN and increased its ties with BitGravity. That makes two of the top 10 IP backbones, two Indian carriers, and a tier-3 boutique specialist.

>>Tata Enters CDN Space Via BitGravity

It remains to be seen just how Tata will attack the CDN space, so the effect of this announcement on the market leaders is still quite unclear. However, it seems certain that we should not discount the Indian carriers - they mean business and they have money to spend.